Category: Crime

HAMMOND, IN—A physician who owned weight loss clinics in northwest Indiana and south suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing millions of pills containing amphetamine-based controlled substances to patients, and he and

WATERLOO – The Waterloo Police Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) statistics for 2012: Weapons Seizures Total: 41 The VCAT unit is funded by a grant from the Department of Justice, COPPS program.

WATERLOO – Officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) and patrol division apprehended two subjects on the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s “Most Wanted “list over the weekend. On

WATERLOO – At approximately 1210 hrs, on Sunday January 6th, 2013, Officers of the Waterloo Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 2070 Locke Ave, Waterloo. Upon arrival officers located one

DES MOINES, IA – Beverly Joan DeRonde, age 61, of Pella, Iowa, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in a proceeding before United States Magistrate Judge Ross A. Walters, announced

DAVENPORT, IA – On January 4, 2013, Osvaldo Montes Olarte, age 36, was sentenced to 77 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States and for failing to register as a

San Antonio, TX – James Anthony Rubio, 55, was arrested this evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Bandera, TX without incident. An arrest warrant was issued by the Texas

WASHINGTON—Joseph Dominick, 21, from Brandon, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi, to one count of conspiracy to commit federal hate crimes in connection with his role in

FRESNO, CA—A grand jury in Fresno today returned a seven-count indictment charging Christopher David Robinette, 43, of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with crimes related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States

In 2013, the United States will chair the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, a partnership of nearly 80 countries and international organizations that has been working since 2009

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today’s sentencing of defendant Frank Joseph

TUCSON, Ariz. — Less than 24 hours after federal authorities made a national announcement appealing to the public for leads in three unsolved child pornography cases, a second suspect has been arrested and the child victim in

SPRINGFIELD, MO—David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to making false statements in order

United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Steven D. Fonder, age 33, of Omaha, was sentenced in United States District Court in Omaha for receiving and possessing child pornography. The Honorable

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Robert Chin, 65, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute heroin to young women in return for sexual favors, including enticing a child into engaging in sexual

PITTSBURGH—A resident of Washington, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating the Hobbs Act, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Donald Abraham Solomon, 56, of 145 Lemoyne

BROOKLYN—Abid Naseer, 26, a Manchester, England resident, was extradited from the United Kingdom (U.K.) to Brooklyn, New York, today to face charges for his alleged role in an international al Qaeda plot

NAME: Christopher Lee Wright AGE: 27 SEX: Male FACILITY: Larry Nelson Work Release Facility-Cedar Rapids OFFENSE: Robbery Second Degree SENTENCE: 10 Years COUNTY OF COMMITTMENT: Johnson PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: RACE: African American HAIR:

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), working jointly with other members of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF), arrested two Dominican Republic nationals

COLUMBIA, SC—United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Dan Bifield, a/k/a Diamond Dan, of the Hells Angels’ Rock Hell City Nomad Chapter in South Carolina, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy (Racketeer

LOS ANGELES – Just hours after federal authorities made a national announcement appealing to the public for leads in a child pornography case with ties to the Los Angeles area, the “Jane

NAME: Cory Brian Frahm AGE: 34 SEX: Male FACILITY: Fort Des Moines Work Release Facility OFFENSE: Robbery Second Degree, Failure to Report Contraband in a Correctional Facility SENTENCE: 12 Years COUNTY OF

WASHINGTON — One hundred twenty-three victims of child sexual exploitation were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents during an international operation aimed at rescuing

PITTSBURGH—A suspended Catholic priest was sentenced in federal court for violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Bartley Sorensen, 63, was sentenced by United States

Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, and George L. Piro, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Albany Division-Federal Bureau of Investigation, make the following announcement: Megan

Hidalgo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Pharr International Bridge on Wednesday seized methamphetamine valued at approximately $282,400 during a routine vehicle inspection of a passenger vehicle.

Champlain, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested a U.S. citizen wanted on charges of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation. On January 1, CBP officers working at the Champlain

Milwaukee – Former Minnesota Timberwolf star Latrell Sprewell was arrested on New Year’s Eve for disorderly conduct, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has reported. According to the Sentinel, citing jail records, police received repeated complaints

TRENTON, NJ—A rabbi based in Brooklyn, New York was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to launder $200,000 to $400,000 in funds that he believed were

Philip Hugh Wentzel, age 41, a former sergeant with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, was indicted by a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on May 22, 2012. Today,

NEWARK, NJ—Two members of an alleged drug trafficking ring based in Elizabeth, New Jersey and operating throughout the Northeast and Puerto Rico made their initial court appearances last week, U.S. Attorney Paul

Linn County, IOWA — In an effort to assist with wide dissemination, the Iowa Department of Public Safety is releasing a report on behalf of the Linn County Attorney. This report details

SPRINGFIELD, MO—David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Carthage, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today for the sexual exploitation of a

TAMPA—U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington today sentenced former loan officer Mark W. Leetzow (44, Sarasota) to one year and one day in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud conspiracy

A bank robber trying to get some quick Christmas cash was turned away at a Houston Chase Bank today. But, you can earn some money if you can help the FBI identify

FORT WORTH, TX—Daniel Oberlender, 45, a former choir teacher at Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine, Texas, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging transportation and distribution of child pornography.

DAVENPORT, IA- On December 20, 2012, Jamarlo Scales, age 25, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment, having previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – On December 11, 2012, Justin Christopher Sneed, Sr., age 21, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced in United States District Court on the charge of felon in possession

PHILADELPHIA—Rashaad McIntyre, 35, a/k/a “Sincere,” of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged recently by indictment with one count of production of child pornography and three counts of sex trafficking of a minor, announced United

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office; Raymond A. Martinez, Chief,